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Boukendour, S and Bah, R (2001) The guaranteed maximum price contract as call option. Construction Management and Economics, 19(06), 563-7.

Dulaimi, M F and Hwa, T F (2001) Developing world class construction companies in Singapore. Construction Management and Economics, 19(06), 591-9.

Haas, C T, Rodriguez, A M, Glover, R and Goodrum, P M (2001) Implementing a multiskilled workforce. Construction Management and Economics, 19(06), 633-41.

Hong, Z, Tam, C M and Shi, J J (2001) Resource allocation heuristic in construction simulation. Construction Management and Economics, 19(06), 643-51.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: resource allocation heuristic; construction simulation; decision-making; simulation strategy; object-oriented approach
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190110063473
  • Abstract:

    The quantity of some resources is limited because of project cost constraints. These resources may be required by multiple activities simultaneously during a construction process. In a discrete simulation that models the construction process, tracing and controlling such entities, e.g. resources, is crucial to simulation. This paper presents a resource allocation point (RAP) heuristic that takes into account the dynamic and stochastic characteristics of simulation to enable the activity-based construction simulation system to process a decision-making ability, i.e. allocating the limited resources to the multiple computing activities during simulation. In addition, this paper introduces an activity object-orientated approach that implements the RAP heuristic and speeds up the simulation experimentation through initiating and checking only related activity objects instead of scanning all activities as in a pure activity scanning (AS) simulation strategy.

Kwan, A Y and Ofori, G (2001) Chinese culture and successful implementation of partnering in Singapore's construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 19(06), 619-32.

Lam, K C, Runesun, G, Ng, S T, Hu, T S, Cheung, S O and Deng, Z M (2001) Capital budget planning practices of building contractors in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 19(06), 569-76.

Lingard, H (2001) The effect of first aid training on objective safety behaviour in Australian small business. Construction Management and Economics, 19(06), 611-8.

Moore, D R and Dainty, A R J (2001) Intra-team boundaries as inhibitors of performance improvement in UK design and build projects: a call for change. Construction Management and Economics, 19(06), 559-62.

Tong, T K L, Tam, C M and Chan, A P C (2001) Genetic algorithm optimization in building portfolio management. Construction Management and Economics, 19(06), 601-9.

Winch, G and Carr, B (2001) Benchmarking on site productivity in France and the UK: a CALIBRE approach. Construction Management and Economics, 19(06), 577-90.